February 2010

The following is a post I wrote back a year ago, reminding people to report neglect and abuse on animals, even if they aren't sure about it.  After Friday's comment on my blog, I was sickened, and saddened beyond belief -  I was reading it at work, having tears stream down my face.  NOT that I didn't appreciate it, don't get me wrong, I appreciated the comment, good, bad, sad, happy, it doesn't matter.  Its whats out there.  Its REAL.

Why aren't people being jailed for more serious charges when they harm an animal - why aren't they being tried for murder when they kill an animal?  Why aren't these people jailed.  This evil creature, Love Jackson, wasn't.  She got a slap on the hand, not even her face, for what she did.  And it began and ended with Judge Schwartz, even as hard as we all tried, those that went to defend the dead dog that day.  Please remember, I worked in a law firm for ten years, I have attorney friends, but there are some that don't stand up to these monsters, and for that, they are equally monsters in my eyes.  What is wrong with our legal system???

In keeping with the theme the past day or two, and to show you my determination to help end animal abuse, I wanted to share something that I did several years ago, and the follow up post.  For some of you , this is a repeat. I would hope you would consider fighting for something in your life, especially when it comes to children, the elderly, and animals.  Although Ms. Jackson got nothing more than a slap on the hand, at least I tried.

The original abuse charge on Love Davis, the evil woman who left her dog chained in the garage during a very cold February in 2010 with no food or water, is archived in the Democrat and Chronicle, including the little blurb in the paper about her 'sentencing', which I could not open today (and I don't know why I can't, I pay each month for my Sunday and holiday papers!), but following this letter is the post I wrote after the trial:  I probably wouldn't have been as determined as I was if this location where the dog died was right on my route that I travel each day.

Here is a letter I wrote to the Judge prior to her sentencing:

Honorable John R. Schwartz

Rochester City Court

99 Exchange Boulevard

Rochester, NY 14614

Dear Judge Schwartz,

I would like to re-introduce myself to you as I was one of the spectators involved in a recent animal cruelty case that you presided over, both in the April pre-trial process and the trial on July 27, 2010, the Love Jackson dog starvation case. You made a great impression on me seeing your sincere interest toward the people involved in bringing charges.  Those who took the time to unmask this kind of cruelty, and actively did something about this kind of tragedy. I was grateful for the opportunity to speak with you that July day and sincerely appreciated your advice that you would read and consider any additional information that came after that trial date. As you explained, you could not read my letter attached to the petition until after that trial procedure.

This letter further elaborates my deep concern for animals that are abused. My love of animals stems from an early age when my grandparents and parents taught me how to love, treat and respect animals. My grandfather, Bill McCann, was very much involved in Rochester's political scene in the 1960s, one position was a personal assistant to     Rochester's Police Commissioner.  He ran for Sheriff taking on Sheriff Skinner. Unfortunately, he did not win the election. He, personally had many pets, even taking in orphaned cats. He was my mentor.

Over these past years I have assumed the task of seeking our feral cats, feeding them, giving them the necessary medical care and finding good homes as much as my position allows. My work has evolved into setting up a blog site.-  http://thebean10.blogspot.com -to make this plight known to a large population.

As any large city, Rochester has a major problem with homeless and abused animals, and people with an indifference to what animal's rights should be. With this Jackson case, I saw our judicial system work and it energized me to continue with my goals to bring animal cruelty to the forefront.

With this letter, it is my sincerest request that you give the person who brutally abused God's creatures in such an inhumane and unjust manner, Ms. Jackson the fullest sentence to the extent the law allows.  In addition to her jail sentence, we should set a precedence to assign parole-like work to continue after her time served, to work in an animal shelter under strict guidance where hopefully she would find remorse and compassion for the animals in her care. 

I am most grateful for the time you took to read this letter and I hope you will give my requests serious consideration prior to Ms. Jackson’s sentencing on August 27^th.  At present the law considers this degree of abuse a misdemeanor. Life, be it animal or human, deserves respect, kindness, compassion and love.

Thank you.

Very truly yours,

Janine Wagner 

JUDGMENT DAY

Well, I went to court this morning.  Ms. Jackson doesn't have purple hair anymore. Besides that, when I arrived I saw Kate from The Barking Lot and three of her friends, one from the D & C named Renee, she was not a reporter, but has her connections there! My friend Mary also came, for which I was very grateful. The Judge called Ms. Jackson up and before sentencing asked her what she would like to say, she mumbled something about being sick back then, when she couldn't feed her dog for I don't know how many weeks it takes to starve a dog to death, and that she was sorry. The Prosecuter did speak on behalf of the good guys, and mentioned that when Officer Muller arrived on the scene, it was a 5, 5 being the worst scenario for an animal in trauma. This stuff just sickened me to hear. Not only that, but Officer Muller had shared with us the last time that this dog had chewed his feet off he was so hungry - which was not shared with the public. Hows that? And she was sick. The Judge then spoke and said that in all his 25 years on the bench, he has never had such a showing of compassion for an animal, and he has never received as many letters on behalf of the dog. He told Ms. Jackson that this group wanted her to received the maximum possible. He then told her he would not sentence her to the year in jail, it would be a waste of taxpayer's money. He told her he was sentencing her to 100 hours of community service - to be served at an animal shelter, and a fine, and she could never own an animal again. I was in tears, but composed myself. I get so emotional about this stuff! I am not happy by this, as who is going to monitor that she never owns an animal. And she will take the easy road and show up at the Verona Street shelter where they don't have time to monitor what she is doing as they are inundated themselves with animals. This is in comparison to Lollypop, where there are more people who would make sure she spends the time necessary to give her the dose of reality she needs. She most likely doesn't have a car, which make the Verona Street Shelter an easier place to serve out her sentence. The newspaper report just came out, I attach the link below. All in all, a small drop of justice was served. I do hope they make her work in the worst possible area - not sure what that is, but she needs to be shocked back to humanity.

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20100831/NEWS01/100831008/City-woman-accused-of-starving-dog-sentenced

If you want to read more about this, and what happened between me and MS JACKSON before her hearing, this can all be found if you do a search on Love Jackson in the search bar above.  I could have smacked her.

Please do your part to save an animal!  and have a nice day!

"Raise your words, not voice.  It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder."

Days Gone By

My Friends, Jim (left) and Frank in the old days.. Frank is in hospice right now.

In keeping with the theme the past day or two, and to show you my determination to help end animal abuse, I wanted to share something that I did several years ago, and the follow up post.  For some of you , this is a repeat. I would hope you would consider fighting for something in your life, especially when it comes to children, the elderly, and animals.  Although Ms. Jackson got nothing more than a slap on the hand, at least I tried.

The original abuse charge on Love Davis, the evil woman who left her dog chained in the garage during a very cold February in 2010 with no food or water, is archived in the Democrat and Chronicle, including the little blurb in the paper about her 'sentencing', which I could not open today
(and I don't know why I can't, I pay each month for my Sunday and holiday papers!), but following this letter is the post I wrote after the trial:  I probably wouldn't have been as determined as I was if this location where the dog died was right on my route that I travel each day.

Here is a letter I wrote to the Judge prior to her sentencing:

Honorable John R. Schwartz

Rochester City Court

99 Exchange Boulevard

Rochester, NY 14614

Dear Judge Schwartz,

I would like to re-introduce myself to you as I was one of the spectators involved in a recent animal cruelty case that you presided over, both in the April pre-trial process and the trial on July 27, 2010, the Love Jackson dog starvation case. You made a great impression on me seeing your sincere interest toward the people involved in bringing charges.  Those who took the time to unmask this kind of cruelty, and actively did something about this kind of tragedy. I was grateful for the opportunity to speak with you that July day and sincerely appreciated your advice that you would read and consider any additional information that came after that trial date. As you explained, you could not read my letter attached to the petition until after that trial procedure.

This letter further elaborates my deep concern for animals that are abused. My love of animals stems from an early age when my grandparents and parents taught me how to love, treat and respect animals. My grandfather, Bill McCann, was very much involved in Rochester's political scene in the 1960s, one position was a personal assistant to     Rochester's Police Commissioner.  He ran for Sheriff taking on Sheriff Skinner. Unfortunately, he did not win the election. He, personally had many pets, even taking in orphaned cats. He was my mentor.

Over these past years I have assumed the task of seeking our feral cats, feeding them, giving them the necessary medical care and finding good homes as much as my position allows. My work has evolved into setting up a blog site.-  http://thebean10.blogspot.com -to make this plight known to a large population.

As any large city, Rochester has a major problem with homeless and abused animals, and people with an indifference to what animal's rights should be. With this Jackson case, I saw our judicial system work and it energized me to continue with my goals to bring animal cruelty to the forefront.

With this letter, it is my sincerest request that you give the person who brutally abused God's creatures in such an inhumane and unjust manner, Ms. Jackson the fullest sentence to the extent the law allows.  In addition to her jail sentence, we should set a precedence to assign parole-like work to continue after her time served, to work in an animal shelter under strict guidance where hopefully she would find remorse and compassion for the animals in her care. 

I am most grateful for the time you took to read this letter and I hope you will give my requests serious consideration prior to Ms. Jackson’s sentencing on August 27^th.  At present the law considers this degree of abuse a misdemeanor. Life, be it animal or human, deserves respect, kindness, compassion and love.

Thank you.

Very truly yours,

Janine Wagner 


JUDGMENT DAY

Well, I went to court this morning.  Ms. Jackson doesn't have purple hair anymore. Besides that, when I arrived I saw Kate from The Barking Lot and three of her friends, one from the D & C named Renee, she was not a reporter, but has her connections there! My friend Mary also came, for which I was very grateful. The Judge called Ms. Jackson up and before sentencing asked her what she would like to say, she mumbled something about being sick back then, when she couldn't feed her dog for I don't know how many weeks it takes to starve a dog to death, and that she was sorry. The Prosecuter did speak on behalf of the good guys, and mentioned that when Officer Muller arrived on the scene, it was a 5, 5 being the worst scenario for an animal in trauma. This stuff just sickened me to hear. Not only that, but Officer Muller had shared with us the last time that this dog had chewed his feet off he was so hungry - which was not shared with the public. Hows that? And she was sick. The Judge then spoke and said that in all his 25 years on the bench, he has never had such a showing of compassion for an animal, and he has never received as many letters on behalf of the dog. He told Ms. Jackson that this group wanted her to received the maximum possible. He then told her he would not sentence her to the year in jail, it would be a waste of taxpayer's money. He told her he was sentencing her to 100 hours of community service - to be served at an animal shelter, and a fine, and she could never own an animal again. I was in tears, but composed myself. I get so emotional about this stuff! I am not happy by this, as who is going to monitor that she never owns an animal. And she will take the easy road and show up at the Verona Street shelter where they don't have time to monitor what she is doing as they are inundated themselves with animals. This is in comparison to Lollypop, where there are more people who would make sure she spends the time necessary to give her the dose of reality she needs. She most likely doesn't have a car, which make the Verona Street Shelter an easier place to serve out her sentence. The newspaper report just came out, I attach the link below. All in all, a small drop of justice was served. I do hope they make her work in the worst possible area - not sure what that is, but she needs to be shocked back to humanity.

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20100831/NEWS01/100831008/City-woman-accused-of-starving-dog-sentenced


If you want to read more about this, and what happened between me and MS JACKSON before her hearing, this can all be found if you do a search on Love Jackson in the search bar above.  I could have smacked her.

Please do your part to save an animal!  and have a nice day!

 

"Raise your words, not voice.  It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder."

 

Daisy the Dog

Another quiet morning out there.  Nothing unusual.  As always, my ears are always perked…… for any sounds – animal, human…  trees swooshing…  once in a while I can hear something unidentifiable.  Was that a dog whimpering?  A cat in distress?  I’ve heard both many times over the years, and go running toward the sound.  You can’t just ignore the haunting sound of an animal hurt or in a bad situation.  

It reminded me of the situation back in February 2011 when I learned of a 'woman' named Love Jackson who killed her dog, and she lived on the very street I had my shelter on.  She slowly starved that dog to death in the garage behind her rented house.  I read about in the paper the day after she was charged.  As hard as it was to know about, I had to follow the story seeing as how it happened right under my nose.  So I went to the court proceeding, saw this ‘pos’ sitting there giggling with her family.  I gave her the death stare and she started with me, so she was politely escorted out until the judge came in.  I was told not to look at her.  I am resharing the letter I wrote the judge after her charges were announced in court that day. 

Of course the bitch never received any jail time, only a slap on the wrist and community service at an animal shelter.  I was so disappointed in our legal system, and still am today as we read time and again stories of animal abuse.  Here is the letter - that didn't do much good.

February 11, 2011:

Judge Schwartz Letter

In reference to the earlier post from this morning, I thought I would repost the letter I wrote to the judge on behalf of the dog that was starved to death in this woman's garage.  The woman who did it, Love Jackson, no longer resides where Daisy's soul now does.  I just wanted to share this with you, to show you that I tried, on behalf of the dog.

Honorable John R. Schwartz

Rochester City Court
99 Exchange Boulevard
Rochester, NY 14614

Dear Judge Schwartz,

I would like to re-introduce myself to you as I was one of the spectators involved in a recent animal cruelty case that you presided over, both in the April pre-trial process and the trial on July 27, 2010, the Love Jackson starvation case. You made a great impression on me seeing your sincere interest toward the people involved in bringing charges. Those who took the time to unmask this kind of cruelty, and actively did something about this kind of tragedy. I was grateful for the opportunity to speak with you that July day and sincerely appreciated your advice that you would read and consider any additional information that came after that trial date. As you explained, you could not read my letter attached to the petition until after that trial procedure.

This letter further elaborates my deep concern for animals that are abused. My love of animals stems from an early age when my grandparents and parents taught me how to love, treat and respect animals. My grandfather, Bill McCann, was very much involved in Rochester's political scene in the 1960s, one position was a personal assistant to Rochester's Police Commissioner. He ran for Sheriff taking on Sheriff Skinner. Unfortunately, he did not win the election. He, personally had many pets, even taking in orphaned cats. He was my mentor.

Over these past years, I have assumed the task of seeking our feral cats, feeding them, giving them the necessary medical care and finding good homes as much as my position allows. My work has evolved into setting up a blog site.- http://thebean10.blogspot.com -to make this plight known to a large population.

As any large city, Rochester has a major problem with homeless and abused animals, and people with an indifference to what animal's rights should be. With this Jackson case, I saw our judicial system work and it energized me to continue with my goals to bring animal cruelty to the forefront.

With this letter, it is my sincerest request that you give the person who brutally abused God's creatures in such an inhumane and unjust manner, Ms. Jackson the fullest sentence to the extent the law allows. In addition to her jail sentence, we should set a precedence to assign parole-like work to continue after her time served, to work in an animal shelter under strict guidance where hopefully she would find remorse and compassion for the animals in her care.

I am most grateful for the time you took to read this letter and I hope you will give my requests serious consideration prior to Ms. Jackson’s sentencing on August 27th. At present, the law considers this degree of abuse a misdemeanor. Life, be it animal or human, deserves respect, kindness, compassion and love.

Thank you.

Have a nice day.

Leonard D. Windsor

As I sat on the porch the other night with the two kitties, one in a trap, and one in a carrier, trying to abate my fear of opening the carrier with the cat I was going to try to save, rather than return to the street, Bunny, biting my hand off not knowing if she was feral or not, with a cocktail in hand, and newspaper in the other, I read an article that made me sick. 

It was about a man in Sodus named LEONARD D. WINDSOR who abandoned his dogs in an apartment after he lost his job and moved to Pennsylvania, on February 14th.  Apparently he had not been seen after the power went out in February, and neighbors became concerned after not seeing him for over a week and knew there were dogs inside. When police were called, they found the dogs.  One was a pit named Duke and a St. Bernard named Wally, neither had any food or water.  Both SURVIVED.  But they were severely emaciated and dehydrated.  Both have since gained weight, Wally was adopted, but Duke is still at the Wayne County Humane Society.  This creep was arrested on April 26th and taken to Sodus Town Court where he plead guilty to animal cruelty, and fined $100 for Wally, and $200 for Duke.  He paid, and went on his merry way.

I will never forget the dog that suffered for so long in a garage on my route, but I didn't know about it.  It went for over a month without food or water.  Corner of Short and Seventh.  The woman who was charged her name was Love Davis, and I attended her trial.  Nearly got kicked out of court, but at least I made an appearance on behalf of that dog, and spoke my mind by writing a letter to the judge, because humans that abuse or neglect animals rarely get anything but a slap on the wrist for what they've done to an animal.  Because its an animal.

I am reposting the posts I wrote back then. 

AUGUST 6, 2010

Here comes da judge....

I find it only fitting today to share with you, my readers, the letter I wrote, with editing help from my special Auntie, to the Judge presiding over the Love Jackson case - where she starved to death the dog under her care, in her garage over the winter this past February. Her sentencing is August 27th. She is only one of many abusers, but some one needs to make a difference.

Dear Judge Schwartz,

I would like to re-introduce myself to you as I was one of the spectators involved in a recent animal cruelty case that you presided over, both in the April pre-trial process and the trial on July 27, 2010, the Love Jackson Animal Case. You made a great impression on me seeing your sincere interest toward the people involved in bringing charges. Those who took the time to unmask this kind of cruelty, and actively did something about this kind of tragedy. I was grateful for the opportunity to speak with you that July day and sincerely appreciated your advice that you would appreciate any additional information that came after that trial date. As you explained, you could not read my letter attached to the petition until after that trial procedure.

This letter further elaborates my deep concern for animals that are abused. My love of animals stems from an early age when my grandparents and parents taught me how to love, treat and respect animals. My grandfather, Bill McCann, was very much involved in Rochester's political scene in the 1960's, one position was a personal assistant to Rochester's Police Commissioner. He ran for Sheriff taking on Sheriff Skinner. Unfortunately, he did not win the election. He, personally had many pets, even taking in orphaned cats. He was my mentor.

Over these past years I have assumed the task of seeking out feral and stray cats, feeding them, giving them the necessary medical care and finding good homes as much as my position allows. My work has evolved into setting up a blog site. http://thebean10.blogspot.com/ to make this plight known to a large population.

As any large city, Rochester has a major problem with homeless and abused animals, and people with an indifference to what animal's rights should be. With this Jackson case, I saw our judicial system work and it energized me to continue with my goals to bring animal cruelty to the forefront.

With this letter, it is my sincerest request that you give the person who brutally abused God's creatures in such an inhumane and unjust manner, Ms. Jackson the fullest sentence to the extent the law allows. In addition to her jail sentence, we should set a precedence to assign parole-like work to continue after her time served, to work in an animal shelter under strict guidance where hopefully she would find remorse and compassion for the animals in her care.

I am most grateful for the time you took to read this letter and I hope you will give my requests serious consideration prior to her sentencing on August 27th. At present the law considers this degree of abuse a misdemeanor. Life, be it animal or human, deserves respect, kindness, compassion and love.

Thank you.

Very truly yours,

August 31, 2010

Judgment Day - Update

Well, I went to court this morning. Ms. Jackson doesn't have purple hair anymore. Besides that, when I arrived I saw Kate from The Barking Lot and three of her friends, one from the D & C named Renee, she was not a reporter, but has her connections there! My friend Mary also came, for which I was very grateful. The Judge called Ms. Jackson up and before sentencing asked her what she would like to say, she mumbled something about being sick back then, when she couldn't feed her dog for I don't know how many weeks it takes to starve a dog to death, and that she was sorry. The Prosecutor did speak on behalf of the good guys, and mentioned that when Officer Muller arrived on the scene, it was a 5, 5 being the worst scenario for an animal in trauma. This stuff just sickened me to hear. Not only that, but Officer Muller had shared with us the last time that this dog had chewed his feet off he was so hungry - which was not shared with the public. Hows that? And she was sick. The Judge then spoke and said that in all his 25 years on the bench, he has never had such a showing of compassion for an animal, and he has never received as many letters on behalf of the dog. He told Ms. Jackson that this group wanted her to received the maximum possible. He then told her he would not sentence her to the year in jail, it would be a waste of taxpayer's money. He told her he was sentencing her to 100 hours of community service - to be served at an animal shelter, and a fine, and she could never own an animal again. I was in tears, but composed myself. I get so emotional about this stuff! I am not happy by this, as who is going to monitor that she never owns an animal. And she will take the easy road and show up at the Verona Street shelter where they don't have time to monitor what she is doing as they are inundated themselves with animals. This is in comparison to Lollypop, where there are more people who would make sure she spends the time necessary to give her the dose of reality she needs. She most likely doesn't have a car, which make the Verona Street Shelter an easier place to serve out her sentence. The newspaper report just came out, I attach the link below. All in all, a small drop of justice was served. I do hope they make her work in the worst possible area - not sure what that is, but she needs to be shocked back to humanity.

I hope this man from Sodus is ostracized for the rest of his life.  I pray he never owns another animal.  I wish every human would speak out against neglect and cruelty.  We must speak for those that cannot speak for themselves.

Have a nice day.

Judge Schwartz Letter

In reference to the earlier post from this morning, I thought I would repost the letter I wrote to the judge on behalf of the dog that was starved to death in this woman's garage.  The woman who did it, Love Jackson, no longer resides where Daisy now does.  I just wanted to share this with you, to show you that I tried, on behalf of the dog.

Honorable John R. Schwartz

Rochester City Court
99 Exchange Boulevard
Rochester, NY 14614

Dear Judge Schwartz,

I would like to re-introduce myself to you as I was one of the spectators involved in a recent animal cruelty case that you presided over, both in the April pre-trial process and the trial on July 27, 2010, the Love Jackson starvation case. You made a great impression on me seeing your sincere interest toward the people involved in bringing charges. Those who took the time to unmask this kind of cruelty, and actively did something about this kind of tragedy. I was grateful for the opportunity to speak with you that July day and sincerely appreciated your advice that you would read and consider any additional information that came after that trial date. As you explained, you could not read my letter attached to the petition until after that trial procedure.

This letter further elaborates my deep concern for animals that are abused. My love of animals stems from an early age when my grandparents and parents taught me how to love, treat and respect animals. My grandfather, Bill McCann, was very much involved in Rochester's political scene in the 1960s, one position was a personal assistant to Rochester's Police Commissioner. He ran for Sheriff taking on Sheriff Skinner. Unfortunately, he did not win the election. He, personally had many pets, even taking in orphaned cats. He was my mentor.

Over these past years I have assumed the task of seeking our feral cats, feeding them, giving them the necessary medical care and finding good homes as much as my position allows. My work has evolved into setting up a blog site.- http://thebean10.blogspot.com -to make this plight known to a large population.

As any large city, Rochester has a major problem with homeless and abused animals, and people with an indifference to what animal's rights should be. With this Jackson case, I saw our judicial system work and it energized me to continue with my goals to bring animal cruelty to the forefront.

With this letter, it is my sincerest request that you give the person who brutally abused God's creatures in such an inhumane and unjust manner, Ms. Jackson the fullest sentence to the extent the law allows. In addition to her jail sentence, we should set a precedence to assign parole-like work to continue after her time served, to work in an animal shelter under strict guidance where hopefully she would find remorse and compassion for the animals in her care.

I am most grateful for the time you took to read this letter and I hope you will give my requests serious consideration prior to Ms. Jackson’s sentencing on August 27th. At present the law considers this degree of abuse a misdemeanor. Life, be it animal or human, deserves respect, kindness, compassion and love.

Thank you.

Here comes da judge....

I find it only fitting today to share with you, my readers, the letter I wrote, with editing help from my special Auntie, to the Judge presiding over the Love Jackson case - where she starved to death the dog under her care, in her garage over the winter this past February. Her sentencing is August 27th. She is only one of many abusers, but some one needs to make a difference.

Dear Judge Schwartz,

I would like to re-introduce myself to you as I was one of the spectators involved in a recent animal cruelty case that you presided over, both in the April pre-trial process and the trial on July 27, 2010, the Love Jackson Animal Case. You made a great impression on me seeing your sincere interest toward the people involved in bringing charges. Those who took the time to unmask this kind of cruelty, and actively did something about this kind of tragedy. I was grateful for the opportunity to speak with you that July day and sincerely appreciated your advice that you would appreciate any additional information that came after that trial date. As you explained, you could not read my letter attached to the petition until after that trial procedure.

This letter further elaborates my deep concern for animals that are abused. My love of animals stems from an early age when my grandparents and parents taught me how to love, treat and respect animals. My grandfather, Bill McCann, was very much involved in Rochester's political scene in the 1960's, one position was a personal assistant to Rochester's Police Commissioner. He ran for Sheriff taking on Sheriff Skinner. Unfortunately, he did not win the election. He, personally had many pets, even taking in orphaned cats. He was my mentor.

Over these past years I have assumed the task of seeking out feral and stray cats, feeding them, giving them the necessary medical care and finding good homes as much as my position allows. My work has evolved into setting up a blog site. http://thebean10.blogspot.com/ to make this plight known to a large population.

As any large city, Rochester has a major problem with homeless and abused animals, and people with an indifference to what animal's rights should be. With this Jackson case, I saw our judicial system work and it energized me to continue with my goals to bring animal cruelty to the forefront.

With this letter, it is my sincerest request that you give the person who brutally abused God's creatures in such an inhumane and unjust manner, Ms. Jackson the fullest sentence to the extent the law allows. In addition to her jail sentence, we should set a precedence to assign parole-like work to continue after her time served, to work in an animal shelter under strict guidance where hopefully she would find remorse and compassion for the animals in her care.

I am most grateful for the time you took to read this letter and I hope you will give my requests serious consideration prior to her sentencing on August 27th. At present the law considers this degree of abuse a misdemeanor. Life, be it animal or human, deserves respect, kindness, compassion and love.

Thank you.

Very truly yours,

Spread the Love

Goodmorning. I have seconds this morning as I have to drive an hour to Newark for work.  No fun.  No sign of very sick kitty this morning.  I tried, with one hand holding the carrier, and the other the food.  I have no idea where he is.  When I first go back behind the house and close to the board, I listen for his breathing, which you can definitely hear.  And then I shine my flashlight under the board to see him, and he is usually sitting there.  I wonder if cats can die from this, and I wonder if he has.  I pray for him each day that he is not suffering. 

The other cat that I have to feed near the street when I first get there so that he doesn't disturb my trapping of sick kitty behind the house I've named Jackson.  He just looks like a Jackson.  This morning Jackson, as I got into my car very disappointed once again, followed me and climbed right in.  He always stands on my chest as I am sitting there with the car running, luxuriating in the warmth and loving the heavy petting!  :)  Its a crime I have to leave cats like this.  I beg of each and every one of you to spread the word, to your friends, and then their friends, and the friends of their friends, and the friends of the friends of their friends - ok, I know....  but you get my drift.  Please spread the word far and wide about adopting a cat.  They don't deserve to live in outdoor conditions that they are barely surviving in now.  They are throwaway cats by ignorant people, and they need loving homes.  Spread the word.

Judgment Day - Update

Well, I went to court this morning. Ms. Jackson doesn't have purple hair anymore. Besides that, when I arrived I saw Kate from The Barking Lot and three of her friends, one from the D & C named Renee, she was not a reporter, but has her connections there! My friend Mary also came, for which I was very grateful. The Judge called Ms. Jackson up and before sentencing asked her what she would like to say, she mumbled something about being sick back then, when she couldn't feed her dog for I don't know how many weeks it takes to starve a dog to death, and that she was sorry. The Prosecuter did speak on behalf of the good guys, and mentioned that when Officer Muller arrived on the scene, it was a 5, 5 being the worst scenario for an animal in trauma. This stuff just sickened me to hear. Not only that, but Officer Muller had shared with us the last time that this dog had chewed his feet off he was so hungry - which was not shared with the public. Hows that? And she was sick. The Judge then spoke and said that in all his 25 years on the bench, he has never had such a showing of compassion for an animal, and he has never received as many letters on behalf of the dog. He told Ms. Jackson that this group wanted her to received the maximum possible. He then told her he would not sentence her to the year in jail, it would be a waste of taxpayer's money. He told her he was sentencing her to 100 hours of community service - to be served at an animal shelter, and a fine, and she could never own an animal again. I was in tears, but composed myself. I get so emotional about this stuff! I am not happy by this, as who is going to monitor that she never owns an animal. And she will take the easy road and show up at the Verona Street shelter where they don't have time to monitor what she is doing as they are inundated themselves with animals. This is in comparison to Lollypop, where there are more people who would make sure she spends the time necessary to give her the dose of reality she needs. She most likely doesn't have a car, which make the Verona Street Shelter an easier place to serve out her sentence. The newspaper report just came out, I attach the link below. All in all, a small drop of justice was served. I do hope they make her work in the worst possible area - not sure what that is, but she needs to be shocked back to humanity.http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20100831/NEWS01/100831008/City-woman-accused-of-starving-dog-sentenced

Updates on My Babies!

Let me begin by saying thank you to Heather for allowing me a spot at the clinic she works at once a month for TNR'g a cat.  I was able to get a female Sunday morning from Second Street, her name is Sophia, and she was pregnant.  I got another one.  I am so thrilled.  Here is her picture.  I kept her at my house in the trap for the day and night yesterday, and she scampered out quickly when I had to let her loose this morning.  Poor baby, but I do believe she has had sufficient time to heal.  Its going to be a beautiful day today, so I am not too worried about her.  Here is her picture, isn't she lovely! 

I am also proud of the fact, and this was after just yesterday afternoon, having a quiet moment on the porch with her in front of me, while I was sipping a white wine, just how many kittens would have been born if I had not rescued the so far - last count? - 12 pregnant females.  If all had an average of three kittens - that would have been 36 more cats out there.  I am astounded.  And so so grateful to everyone, the fosters, the clinics and the girl with the barn that helped make this happen - only a couple had to be placed back on the street.

Angel is doing much better.  He has been given medicine in his food and we think its doing good.  His caregiver Diane is an angel sent from heaven to have taken him under her wiing with all the other kitties she has to care for, which includes Lilliana from Garson Avenue - the new mamma I rescued, and Tulip from Webster Avenue, who we are still awaiting her babies to pop out.   And I am still waiting for pictures to share with you of Lilliana and Tulip!  So stay tuned on that one!

I also want to share with you the picture of Jackie - Jackie is now Jack - he first was thought to be a male, and I had named him Jackson.  He is the kitty that got in my car when I pulled up and wouldn't leave my lap.  He was finally rescued and will be adopted out soon through Pet Adoption Network.  Thanks to Brad who offered to take him off the street!  Anyways, after feeling Jackson 'back there', I thought, hmmm.. nothing, he must be a she!  So I named her Jackie!  Well, turns out, after getting vetted, she is a he, for sure!  Must have a small package!  ha!  Look at these pictures of him.  He is so beautiful, and I am so glad I was able to get him off the street, on Second.  Well I am having technical difficulties loading his picture on here from a ZIP drive?  Anyone know how to do this, or does this mean the pictures are too large? 

Another update:  Emma is having her babies right now!  Stay tuned!  Here is a picture of Emma the day before!   Emma is another of my rescues!!!  She's just had three so far, as we speak!  :)  Thank you to Wendy, her foster mommy!!!

Thats Life!

"Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are good is like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian." 

So true.  I consider my self to be a good person, with a good heart, but I still get my share of something going wrong, each and every day.  My gutter came down recently (not the first time) due to rotting wood underneath it - the gutter is normally attached to the garage that's roof is barely there, growing moss on top of it.  The other three sides are all cracking and peeling.  As I was standing at my garage last night, I looked at the house, where the wood on the porch is rotting, paint peeling...  and that was all after I turned the dryer on, for the SECOND time for the same load, to run another 40 minutes, because the dryer is dying.  And that was after I got home and parked my car with the muffler with the hole in it.  Boy, could I go on and on and on. 

My one thing though that I would ask of you is that if you or someone you know has a futon or gently used bed to donate, it would be appreciated.  I've been offered twice now a futon by two different individuals and after waiting and waiting to get them, both deals fell through.  I can't tell you how disappointing this is to Wally, the man I have befriended,  Wally has nothing in life to look forward to due to his unfortunate circumstances, being an elderly black man on a very low income (SSI).  I hate thinking about having to tell him this latest news about not getting the futon.  He sleeps on a bed (he has no couch either) that the coils are coming right through.  I feel terrible for him.  I wish I could win the lottery, he would be the first on my list to help out.  This cat business is killing me.  If I didn't have the expenses from feeding the cats every day, I wouldn't be a wealthy woman, but I would be able to afford $100 to have my gutter fixed. 

Sorry -- TMI?  Maybe.  Otherwise, I had a lot to tell you about the kitties, and one story in particular, but I've forgotten.  I must get a tape recorder and tape my thoughts cause they fly right out the window if i don't write them down.  The post I wanted to write I thought of last night, and of course, 12 hours later I can't remember.  Oh well. 

This very nice lady I've recently become acquainted with read the story about Jackson.  Sure enough, I did 'feel behind there' and discovered Jackson is a girl.  So, this lady suggested she be Jackie, which I like.  Jackie it is!  I'll also bet that this very friendly stray, who is desperately wanting to go home with me, is fixed.  She has not been nor does she show signs of being pregnant.  Time will tell.  I am also hoping to get some TNR'g done soon, thanks to two offers recently.  Thanks everyone for reading today.  Make it a great one!  :)

Thanks

I would like to go back to the first post I did almost three weeks ago, and give thanks again to a few people who I've met along the way... RPD ASL Officer Kalka, went above and beyond her way to show compassion to me and to the five kittens rescued from the mattress from the house that was demolished the next day on 7th Street. I went as far as to call RPD Chief Moore and spoke to his Secretary who promised to pass on the message about Officer Kalka. She is a kind hearted girl who I am so thankful I've met. I know that in a desperate sitation, I can call her to help me. I thank God I've not had that yet! I also want to point out that you should also give a shout to those that do wrong. I am going to write a letter to a judge who is sitting on a case involving a 'woman' named Love Jackson who is going to be sentenced on July 27th in Rochester City Court for starving her dog to death. She is the epitomy of evil, and should be punished severely for her crime. I am going to get a petition going also, if I can figure that out, to show the judge how much people care about this issue. I also want to thank the fearless people who do what I do each day, not that I know of any besides Gina, my other Angel I've met that I thank God for. She helped me out when I went away last weekend, and she faces the same challenges as I do. She has also adopted my Charlie boy, and will be taking my Smokey, both pathetic creatures when they were trapped, but have turned out to be the sweetest companions. I can't wait for Gina's book to be published, and I will share the link with you as soon as I have it. Its amazing!

911

Yes, after a few months of giving them a break from me, I had to call again this morning.  As I was leaving my fourth spot, and just before I was getting into my car I heard a faint meowing....  I am really glad I checked it out.  I got closer to the sound, and looked up into the third story window of the house next door, shined my light and there was kitties eyes illuminating in the window.  Poor thing.  I shined my light inside the windows - the house sits upwards on a hill, so couldn't see at eye level, but I could see the house was empty.  Damn people.  They left their cat when they moved out.  How cruel.  I gave my usual name and number and asked for a call back but doubt I will get that so I will be following up until I get an answer today.  I will call so many times they will have to come arrest me.  ha.

Another situation on hand.  , the little girl kitten I named Muffin, not much older than six or seven months, I suspect she is pregant.  I will be calling Habitat for Cats today to ask for an appointment at their clinic for her, and pray I can get someone to transport her as this is the difficult part for me to do with my very busy full-time job.

As  I mentioned in my Saturday post, I have not seen either sick kitty in days, so there is no news there.  Jackson and Jimmy await me each morning and beg me, in their feline way, to take them home and out of their misery. 

The good news:  Its Monday, and its a weatherless day, and all 13 locations that I feed in - all the kitties have full bellies. 

This is a picture of Jimmy, one of the sweet kitties that runs to me in the morning before I can even get out of the car.  Sweet boy.

I must tell you about the fundraiser I attended yesterday, when I have more time this week.  Wonderful people!  But so lucky as they are all part of groups, whereas  I do what I do all by my lonesome.  Will report more tomorrow!  Have a GREAT day!

Coffee Talk



Spayed Female on Hayward

 I had a couple of good conversations this weekend with some of the people in the hood where I go to feed cats 365 days a year.  .  .  Yesterday, the gentleman who waves and calls out goodmorning to me a few houses down from where I feed on Pennsylvania and Second, called out to me yesterday morning and I meandered down to where he was watering his lawn and introduced myself.  His name was Jackson, from NYC, has lived here for couple of years now after he met his wife and moved into her house there.  He introduced me to his pit bull that was in the back, named Blue.  We chatted away, I told him what I did, and I left him my card and told him if he ever saw any pregnant females, etc, he could call me. 



Hayward Cat

 This morning, Paul came out of his Second street home to say hello.  He is the one with the dilapidated garage and I posted a while back that if I had the money, he would be one of the very first I would help out because of his kind heart in allowing me to use his back yard to feed the cats on Second Street over all these years. He was telling me how much the contractors wanted to charge – I heard numbers from $2500 to $4000 and that’s just to secure it. He told me they said if they placed a roof on it, it would collapse. He came out because he was concerned that I would be upset that it might be torn down and the cats wouldn’t have a place to go in. I told him that I was not concerned, that his garage was just a bonus, and that the shelters he allowed me to place behind the house were sufficient enough for them. What a sweet man. Always asking how I am, and always wishing me a safe journey as I leave. Love this man. And he is handsome to boot!




Webster Ave. Cat




Seventh Street Kitten Mama

 There is a house on Central and Seventh that has always had litter and filth strewn about and I’ve always wondered how people could live like that, day in, day out. I had never seen anyone outside of it – of course I am only there at the very early hours in the morning – but nevertheless, it’s a house that is occupied, so someone must see the trash all over the place. On Saturday morning I drove past it on my way to my last spot and saw a man sitting on the porch of this house. I thought about stopping my car and asking him how he could live like that, but thought better of it and continued. I thought to myself, we all occupy this earth. We are all responsible for the little plot of grass under our feet. Genesis 1 God said, "let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth" To have dominion means to be in charge of. That means that God has put us in charge of caring for his creation: earth, people, animals, plants - all of it. God is the ultimate environmentalist. He made it and he charged us with the stewardship of taking care of the earth.  I hate litterbugs.

Baby kitten is doing very well at my mother's house.  She has such a good Mommy too.  Pictures below.



Penny



Penny's Lone Surviving Kitten



Penny's Lone Surviving Kitten



“Each morning we are born again.

What we do today is what matters most”

Updates

Goodmorning - I wanted to give you an update to yesterdays post regarding the animal abuse situation on Dana Street here in Rochester - I am reading most updates and hearing about them through Facebook.  I had requested that Matt, the founder of PAWS (Providing Animal Welfare Services) to call me and he did.  We spoke briefly - I asked him for the address and told him I wanted to do what I could by calling someone at RAS and my cop friend.  He gave me the address, and as I always do, I researched but could find nothing but the map image of the house on Google.  I couldn't find a name or anything.  I also sent a note to the supervisor at Rochester Animal Services that I am familiar with, and he sent me back a note copying Officer DiDomenico of Humane Society that they were investigating it, which meant NOTHING.  I then contacted my cop friend who called me later after going to the site, and speaking with her fellow officers.  Everyone is concerned, but with the Humane Society's DiDomenico's ruling that the guy has until MONDAY (that was a full 7 days these dogs had to continue to suffer) to clean up his act, law enforcement's hands are legally tied.  My friend will keep me updated this week.  I pointed out that she should be checking to see if this guy has his dogs up to date with rabie shots.  That would be another way to get them removed if they were not.   In my opinion, if everyone DID something - anything for the good, and not just comment on it, more would get done.  I cannot just sit back and do nothing.

Several years ago, on Short Street, where I have a feeding station, a woman let her Rottweiler starve to death in her garage in zero degree temperatures - the dog was seen discarded by the road for garbage pickup.  Her name was Love Jackson.  I attended her 'trial' on behalf of the dog, and almost had a fistfight with her in the courtroom because she and her homies were laughing and I felt she had no right to be laughing about anything so I continued to glare at her and she started up with me with 'you got a problem?' and I said 'yea, i do, your a dog killer'.  and on and on, and the deputies told me to stop looking at her, and told her to leave the courtroom until the judge came in.  I couldn't help myself.  Anyway, the arresting humane officer, Josh Muller, was there also and spoke to me later.  Nice guy.  Caring man.  Here is a post from yesterday's Facebook page where he is apparently on the Board of Directors for the PAWS group.  You will see my comment to him also below that.  Its somewhat lengthy, but its very interesting, and worth the read it if you care about animal abuse issues.  Just to clarify - I couldn't watch the video.
 

JOSH MULLER:    I wanted to take a minute to clarify some issues on this thread about the NYS Ag and Mkts laws and what and how certain things are enforced and how things work. First of all let me say that I will base what I say off of the video posted as I have not seen first hand conditions or animals in person. I was an SPCA law enforcement officer here from 2005 - 2011. I led numerous investigations and arrests at an high conviction rate of nearly 100%. That is actually how Matt and I met years ago. I currently sit on the Board of DIrectors for PAWS. Many people talk about laws and penalties and say the the laws are not strong enough or don't give officers the power to truly enforce them. This is simply not the case. It is clearly stated here the powers of a SPCA officer: § 371. Powers of peace officers. A constable or police officer must, and any agent or officer of any duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals may issue an appearance ticket pursuant to section 150.20 of the criminal procedure law, summon or arrest, and bring before a court or magistrate having jurisdiction, any person offending against any of the provisions of article twenty-six of the agriculture and markets law. Any officer or agent of any of said societies may lawfully interfere to prevent the perpetration of any act of cruelty upon any animal in his presence. Any of said societies may prefer a complaint before any court, tribunal or magistrate having jurisdiction, for the violation of any law relating to or affecting animals and may aid in presenting the law and facts before such court, tribunal or magistrate in any proceeding taken. With that being said once we actually get into Article 26 and start looking at the law you will see this section: § 353. Overdriving, torturing and injuring animals; failure to provide proper sustenance. A person who overdrives, overloads, tortures or cruelly beats or unjustifiably injures, maims, mutilates or kills any animal, whether wild or tame, and whether belonging to himself or to another, or deprives any animal of necessary sustenance, food or drink, or neglects or refuses to furnish it such sustenance or drink, or causes, procures or permits any animal to be overdriven, overloaded, tortured, cruelly beaten, or unjustifiably injured, maimed, mutilated or killed, or to be deprived of necessary food or drink, or who wilfully sets on foot, instigates, engages in, or in any way furthers any act of cruelty to any animal, or any act tending to produce such cruelty, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and for purposes of paragraph (b) of subdivision one of section 160.10 of the criminal procedure law, shall be treated as a misdemeanor defined in the penal law.
The most important and most frequently overlooked work in this section is sustenance which is defined by websters as: Definition of SUSTENANCE

1
a : means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
b : food, provisions; also : nourishment
2
a : the act of sustaining : the state of being sustained
b : a supplying or being supplied with the necessaries of life
3
: something that gives support, endurance, or strength So with that said here is my observation of the video: The first thing is the conditions are unsanitary, the dogs are living in feces and the dogs on chains have no clean area to escape their own feces and waste. Second is the body condition of the brown female. On the TACC(Tufts Animal Care and Conditioning) scale I would say she is a 4 out of 5(very underweight). She may be a 5(emaciated) but its hard to tell from the limited view. Third the chain is dangerously close to being imbedded. Just looking at how thin the dog is and how tight that chain is it poses a potential life threatening problem. Fourth, All the dogs are clearly in violation of the NYS shelter law. The shelters are not insulated per the climatic conditions/needs of the breed/puppies. there is no room for normal postural movements and no way again to escape their own waste. Fifth: There is no drinkable water and bread in no way constitutes proper sustenance. This is clear by the current body condition of the female. SIxth: the puppies are living in an unsafe condition and are exposed to the unsanitary conditions. If you were to ask my opinion would I have seized the dogs and charged the owner and the answer is yes. These violations fall under both the violation for the shelter but also the misdemeanor for the overall conditions and animal health. An SPCA officer has other tools at their disposal as well. A notice of intent could have been issued, This is usually issued to let the owner know if immediate corrections are not made they will be arrested. Depending on the officer it can be anywhere from 24 hours on. In this case I would say it wouldn't be warranted as I believe it is a chargeable situation. If the officer issued a vet slip that mandates the owner take all the dogs to a veterinarian within a certain amount of time along with a notice of intent I could see that being done. Usually the financial pressure of treating and transporting the animals forces the owner to surrender them. I cant say if any of these things were done simply because I don't know I tried not to get too involved with all the legal stuff but I can say that I personally made arrests and secured convictions with less than is on this video. Normal course in a case like this is once all the paperwork is filed and a preliminary hearing is done it is most likely sent to a grand jury for indictment. Then to trial at a later date. Hope this helps

Janine Wagner Josh, I remember you showing your support for me in court when I attended the 'trial' of Ms. Love (forgot her first name) when she starved her dog to death on Short Street a few years ago. You are a good man. Thank you for all you have written above. I wish there were more like you in law enforcement.

Josh Muller Janine, thank you. That was a horrible case and a dog that suffered a slow and terrible death. I can honestly say this though, with a person like Matt at the helm of PAWS, the amount of good things coming to this community are endless.

So long ago............

 I am getting sloppy with writing my blog posts.  I started this end of last year, so its old news, and I did not collect the pictures I wanted to include.  But I need to unload this now, so that I can start fresh.

By the way, today is January 24, 2024, and so far, we have rescued 2 cats so far (Kristin correct me if I am wrong?) with another three soon-to-be.  All we needed was another foster, and a few adoptions in between to free up current fosters!  :) 

I promise to get working on getting us all up to date on this blog.

Here is from long ago... (so it seems).

Its been so long I forget what has happened the past few months!  So many rescues and so much money…  so many wonderful fosters, and so many kittens still. 

I have a long list of fosters I want to thank:

Tamera - she still has a couple of adults – Lola, Louie, Smokey, and another, and she has Blake and Scooter still

Lonnie – she has Coco Chanel, Pebbles, Bandit, and Smokey – they are older kittens, but gorgeous grays and blacks

Kim – she has an ideal setup in her horse barn – two separate cozy rooms that cats have room to wander in – she recently had a cat that she was going to foster, well turns out the cat was pregnant and gave birth to four kittens to her surprise!  Those four kittens were scooped up right away by some friends of hers, so they will be going to good new homes (adopted in pairs!) next week.   She is also fostering an adult named Leo who is super sweet, and will have two more adults whose owner passed away.

Sheryl has been fostering Poppy and Lily, who by now are young adults.

Michelle – she is fostering Aiden, a beautiful white and orange boy

Val – fostering Bea and Beau who were bottle babies until Val weaned them at 4 weeks or so.

Blanca and Susheel – thank you for caring for our latest kittens, Tango, Mango, and Cali!

I am fostering Butter, who is by himself because his two siblings were adopted together, Peanut and Nina.  He is absolutely adorable but lonely, and becoming aggressive because he has no one to play with.   Butter was just adopted on Saturday!  I brought him to his new home and he has a new friend!   A nine-year-old pit bull big brother.  They are very smitten with each other.

Without these fosters, can you imagine, the number of cats that would be on the street if we didn’t rescue these guys?  If the females all got pregnant?  You know the numbers, it is staggering.

I know this is hard to keep track of, and you should see me trying to figure out who is who. 

I've had some bad breaks financially.  About a month ago, poor little Scooter was very lethargic after spending the night at my house away from the foster, along with Jackson and Blake.  I had to work that weekend, and all the vets were closed so I managed to find someone to drive him to Buffalo at the emergency vet there.  After two nights spent there – Friday and Saturday – and $2800 – they still didn’t have a clue and I have to say it was highway robbery.  Come to find out, after bringing him there, I still had to bring him to my normal vet at Pittsford, where they determined he had a hernia near his hind end, which made his tail seem sideways and was pushing into his intestines.  We brought him home thinking we would be giving him palliative care, and then a miracle happened.  The lump went away, and he is perfectly normal.  We are keeping an eye on him, but we are so in love with Scooter.  Now to get him adopted again.

Another financial setback was Val’s two fosters, Bea and Beau.  Bea was not able to make it to the litter box on time due to stomach issues, and was going all over the place on top of being very lethargic.  Poor Val had to give her a gazillion baths.  We took him to Pittsford where after test after test, very high temperature, he was tested positive for panleukopenia.  A very deadly and contagious disease.  It's like parvo in dogs.  Poor baby.  We brought him home, had to separate him from his brother, and had to keep his brother in a separate room so he wouldn’t pass it on to Val’s other cats.  Well lo and behold, today (and this was just last Friday), she is back to her old self and feels fine!  Running around like crazy.

Back to today, Kristin just called after going to check on a situation that I was notified about and asked for her help.  She will go assess the situation and let me know the scoop before she does anything.  Well, we now have two adorable buff-colored kittens about 7 weeks old.  It just never ends.

I started the above weeks ago, my apologies.  Life gets in the way these days.

Updates:

Lola was adopted out

Coco Chanel and Pebbles were adopted out

Aiden was a foster fail

Tango, Mango and Cali have been adopted.

Have a great day, and stay tuned to an updated post with lots of pictures!